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Proskauer Partners Attend Cambridge Forum’s International Forum on Employment Law

June 9, 2014

Two Proskauer Labor & Employment partners Allan Bloom and Kathleen McKenna attended the Cambridge Forum’s International Forum on Employment Law held in Surrey, UK on May 14th – 16th, 2014. Practitioners from 26 countries participated, and engaged in a two-day roundtable on various issues of common interest to global employers, including the future of employment law, cross-border data protection, global mobility, labor issues in international mergers and acquisitions, restrictive covenants, and the future of industrial…

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Labor and Employment Updates from Around the World: Germany

By International Labor Group

May 15, 2014

In the first of our new series of labor and employment updates from around the world, we focus on Germany, where there have been a number of recent and significant developments. With the help of Gleiss Lutz (a firm with offices throughout Germany), we are delighted to provide you with the latest news from Germany. As so often happens in the aftermath of an election, the new German Government has turned its attention to labor…

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International Labor Group Fall CLE Seminar

By International Labor Group

November 15, 2012

SEMINAR – Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Program: Our Fall Seminar was organized with speakers from 7 countries and 4 continents – North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Complementing our own global team of savvy and experienced labor and employment lawyers from the U.S, China, England and France, we were proud to welcome our colleagues from Gleiss Lutz from Germany, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal from Argentina and Stibbe from The Netherlands, part of our global network…

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SOX Whistleblower Provision Does Not Apply to Employee Working Overseas, Says the Department of Labor

By International Labor Group

January 2, 2012

Money moves easily in international channels, but laws tend to get stuck at the borders. The Supreme Court has made clear that U.S. laws are presumed to be limited in their application to U.S. territory, unless Congress has specifically declared that a law is to be applied abroad.…

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The French Supreme Court Imposes an Obligation To Monitor the Working Days of Management-Level Employees

By International Labor Group

September 2, 2011

The French Supreme Court recently rendered a widely publicized decision which restates strict rules that employers must comply with to avoid the payment of overtime to employees whose work hours cannot be predetermined. Following this decision, French-based companies will have to check carefully that the working hours of management- level employees comply with the obligation to provide adequate rest and protection of health and safety as required by the French constitution and European laws.…

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Social Networks in the Workplace Around the World – L’utilisation des réseaux sociaux sur le lieu de travail : perspectives internationales comparées

By International Labor Group

July 29, 2011

SURVEY – July 2011 The business world continues to witness the ongoing and rapid proliferation in the use of social media at work. This, in turn, has left companies (as well as the courts) grappling to figure out how or whether rules regarding workplace confidentiality, loyalty, privacy and monitoring apply to these new forums. Proskauer’s International Labor and Employment team handles these issues on a regular basis. In 2011, we conducted a survey to gather…

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Multinational Employers Face Multiple Facebook Rulings

By International Labor Group

July 4, 2011

Recent prosecutions by the National Labor Relations Board have the employer community all atwitter over the Board’s apparent social media policy. While social media law is too new and undeveloped to give a clear picture, the Labor Board’s approach appears to give employees broad latitude to disparage their employer on Facebook and similar social media sites – viewing the online exchanges more like water cooler conversations among coworkers than public broadcasts to actual or potential…

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French Supreme Court Invalidates Agreement between Employers Not to Solicit Each Other’s Employees

By International Labor Group

April 4, 2011

In Europe, the validity of post-employment noncompete covenants is generally viewed with great suspicion by the courts and legislatures. Thus, in France, Spain and Germany, an employee’s agreement not to compete with a former employer is often rejected as an infringement of the principle of freedom of occupation. Similarly, in the United Kingdom, the noncompete obligation must not impair the freedom of trade.…

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Ten Frequently Asked Questions about China’s Labor Law

By International Labor Group

January 3, 2011

With the explosive growth of the Chinese economy, many companies are opening offices in China. Hiring employees in China requires a detailed understanding of local laws and regulations. Ying Li and Lijuan Hou of Proskauer’s Hong Kong office have compiled this list of ten frequently asked questions about the laws affecting foreign employers opening offices in the People’s Republic of China.…

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Mandatory Retirement Continues To Bedevil Global Employers

By International Labor Group

November 3, 2010

With a few narrow exceptions, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act outlawed mandatory retirement for American employees many years ago. Elsewhere, however, the rules are not so clear. Recent decisions in several jurisdictions demonstrate that the issue still is largely unsettled.…

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Proskauer Partners Attend Cambridge Forum’s International Forum on Employment Law

Labor and Employment Updates from Around the World: Germany

International Labor Group Fall CLE Seminar

SOX Whistleblower Provision Does Not Apply to Employee Working Overseas, Says the Department of Labor

The French Supreme Court Imposes an Obligation To Monitor the Working Days of Management-Level Employees

Social Networks in the Workplace Around the World – L’utilisation des réseaux sociaux sur le lieu de travail : perspectives internationales comparées

Multinational Employers Face Multiple Facebook Rulings

French Supreme Court Invalidates Agreement between Employers Not to Solicit Each Other’s Employees

Ten Frequently Asked Questions about China’s Labor Law

Mandatory Retirement Continues To Bedevil Global Employers

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